Live light

This is something truly revolutionary I recently encountered, through one of my friends, Harsh Khanna aka Bhikku Nyanasanti. I am copy-pasting part of his e-mail below. I hope that this widens your horizons of what’s possible, as it did mine.

---Solar Healing offers a fascinating new paradigm on physical and spiritual healing, and living harmoniously on this planet.
It’s about a man named Hira Ratan Manek (HRM) and the fact that he has been living on just sunlight and water since 1995! It’s been verified by at least three independent scientific studies in India and the US, each running into hundreds of days.
What’s more, he's not unique. He says anyone can learn to do so in about nine months if they follow a simple process of sungazing at sunrise or sunset (details on the website www.solarhealing.com). Apparently at least 3000 people have now learned this art of living on solar energy alone. Many more have reported physical, psychological and spiritual benefits.
This may sound far fetched, but I can believe this because I personally knew a yogi in Delhi who would sungaze. I have seen him meditating for hours concentrating on the rising sun. He could also look for many minutes unblinkingly at the mid-day sun. He had perfect vision and was very wise. But he could not teach this practice to others. Now HRM and a few others are doing so, and the results are truly astonishing.---

What do you think, is this another step in the human evolutionary process?

experimentation

In this whole experimentation gig, I think the two names that were left out of consideration are Ajit Agarkar and Ramesh Powar. Irfan Pathan and Dhoni have been sent up the order, Dravid has opened, Sehwag has been shuffled around. It seems to me only fair that Ajit and Ramesh should have been given a go.
Many of you may not be aware that Ajit started his Cricketing life as a batsman and till college cricket, was a pure batsman. In fact, in the Mumbai cricketing circles he was counted as a very real batting prospect for India. I still remember when and how Ajit started bowling seriously. It was during one rainy season (I think in ’93 or ’94) when we were practicing on the road through Shivaji Park with a rubber ball. One day it so happened that Ajit turned his arm around and figured that he was a natural fast bowler with a whippy action and faster than the fastest college bowler. Once the rains abated, he started bowling regularly in the nets with a season ball and soon we all found that he was one of the best fast bowlers around. Initially he used to bowl with a two step run-up. Just a couple of steps and WHIP. But in due time, he lengthened his run-up too. Of course, with so much of his focus now on fast bowling, his batting suffered a bit. However, he has always played for Mumbai as a genuine all rounder. Ajit has, of late been in good bowling form and it often happens that confidence in one aspect of the game tends to rub off on the other aspects of ones game. The one-day series in West Indies where he was bowling so well would probably have been a good opportunity to try him at the top of the innings.
Ramesh Powar is another name that comes to mind immediately. He is an explosive batsman very much in the Sehwag mould. I have played with him quite a number of times and have great respect for his natural talent. I mean, if someone with his physique can play for India, you can be sure that he is one talented bloke. Personally, I would have liked to see him higher up the order in a few games.

Home sweet home

Blogging was light in the past couple of weeks because I was holidaying in India. One week in Indore with my 'Maushi' (mom's sister) and her family and another relaxing week in Mumbai and Pune and my holiday was over too soon.
This stay in India has convinced me that I am spending my youth in the wrong place. India seemed so 'on the move' and happening, and in Dubai, I spend most of my days sitting in front of a computer screen...not exactly the most ideal way to utilise ones youth!
Actually, this happens to me everytime. Each time I go to India for a holiday, I fall in love with my 'matrubhoomi' all over again. And then I don't feel like leaving. But in this visit, the feeling was particularly strong.
My father was in the Air Force and the associated itinerant lifestyle meant that we did not live in one city for more than 2 years. By this measure, I reached my par in Dubai a while ago and this itinerant instinct must be pushing me to sprout wings.